Conduit-cover.



No. 890,285.v PATENTED JUE 9, 1908. H. KRANTZ.

GONDUIT COVER.

APPLIOATION ILBD 00T.18,1907.

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HUBERT KRANTZ, or New YORK, N. Y.

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No.V 890,285.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application tiled Octpber 18, 1907. Serial No. 395,087.

To ali when it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT KnA-NTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsA in Conduit-Covers, of which scri tion.

conduits of the type shown in m United States Patent No. 753,714 issued arch 1,

The object of the invention is to provide a clamping means carried by the cover, adapted to en age the ledges of the conduit which will ma e the fitting and clamping ofthe cover tothe conduit a simple operation.

A further object is to so ada t the clamping means'that the-cover can e readily removed, the clamping means being readily thrown out of register with the conduit led es.

All these advantages are obtained pre erably by a slight rotation ofl a screw by which the clampingmeans is carried upon the cover.

The scope of, my out in the claims.

In the accompan in drawings Figure 1 is a central sectiona si e elevation of a conduitA andcover made according to this invention. Fig. 2 is `a section on lline 5-5 Fig. 1 showingthe cover in clamped position. Fig. 3 is a section of the clamping bar of Fig. 4.. iis a perspective view of the clamping bar and Fig. 5 1s a sectional plan looking up on line 5 5 Fig. 1 showing one clam in clampin osition and one inn posiinvention will be pointed tion or'removalo t ecover.

As shown in the drawings and as shown in 'my before mentioned UnitedStates patent, the conduit 1 is provided with turned over ledges 2 leaving an open face 5 between them throughout the length of -the conduit. A

cover 4, when in place serves to` cover, they open face 5.

According to this'invention I carryonthe under side of the cover 4, 'at alltimes one or more clamping bars 6, supportedon screws 7,

which screw-intol the bars 6.

f The'bars 6 are provided with a'central threaded o ening 8 for engagement with the screw 7. he ends of the bars 6v which contact with the interior Walls of the conduit as shown in Fig. 5 are preferably1 curved'and the bars are referably longer tan the interior width o the conduit lso that a bar in clamping position will lie across'the open face full, and exact deis invention relates to covered electricaly at an angle. 'Stop'lugs 9 bent toward the covers under surface protrude into the open face and limit the turning of the bar 6 on its screw'in at least one direction of rotation of the same.

' Alfter attachment of the bars to the cover, the ends of the screws '.7 ma .be enlarged as shown in dotted lines at 10 ig. 3, but-ordinarily, galvanizing of the bar and screw will prevent its too ready removal.

In placing a cover 4 1n position all the clamping bars or plates will be iirst arranged.

longitudinally of the cover in the position shown at the right of Fig. 5, and the cover then inserted into place to .close the aperture. The installer lmay then take a screw-driver and turn the screw 7 of each clamping bar from the outside in the direction of the arrow,

Fig. 5, to cause the clamping bar to be thrown across left of Fig. 5. lInasmuch as the clam ing bar i's of 'greater length than the width o the conduit, the bar will bel obliged to lie obliquely across and turn but a' partial revolution, then being stop ed by the sides of the conduit itself, as will e obvious. A further tightening of the screws 7 will not rotate the clamping bar any farther, but will -.tightly draw the .same down upon vthe ledges and firmly clamp the cover in place. To remove the cover the screws 7 are turned contrary to the arrow in Fig. 5, which will first loosen the grip of the clamps, and after which, continued rotation will throw the clampin bars substantially into position at the rig t of Fi 5 or atleast cause the projecting lugs 9 to a ut against the edges ofthe o en ledges, so that the clamping bars will no onger prevent the removal of the cover.

.I claim as my invention 1. A conduit having an open face with ad'- jacent turned over ledges and a cover for the open face, a clamping bar carried by said cover, and means operab e from without the condu't for placing said bar across the ledges Within the vconduit and registering meanson said bar adapted to'permit the movement of the bar to be definitely limited ltherein upon the unclamping of the same.

l 2. A conduit having an open face, ledgesv adjacent thereto and a cover therefor in com- Y blnation with a ,clamping bar lying within,

the ledges 2 as shown at the .Y

the conduit, and a screw engaging the same l and passing through the cover, said clamping bar beineP of greater length than the interior width of the conduit.

3. A conduis having' en open fece, ledges adjacent theietot emi ay @over therefor in combination wi "i a, damping im? lying Within the conduit, s. screw engaging the same and passing tiiough the cover, and register ing ings onv seid be? edaiped to engage the edges o1 t'ne conduit iedges, sind bei being adapted to be osCiH-"ited on its screw as a pivot, whereby, on "ei dh lneniiig said soleW, bhe ber may be i'otetmi to @euse it to lie transverse to the open fece oi2 the conduit.

4. A conduit having an open face, ledges adjacent thereto, and a cover therefor in Combination Wit-'ii a damning bar lying Within the conduit, screw engaging the same and passing through tile cove?, and registering lugs on said im? adapt-ed -o enga-ge the edges of ehe condoi ledges, said bar being adapted to osoiiisited. on its screw as a pivot., whereby, on ightening said screw, 'the bar may be rotated. to cause it to lie transverse to *die open fece of the conduit, said clamping bai' being; longer than the interio Width of bhe conduit.

Signed at Brookiyn, New York this 16th day of Uotober 1907.

HUBERT KRANTZ.

' Witnesses:

Gmo. EoiERsoN,

J. A. NEWTON. 

